encrypted printing with cups

[Grant]

> > > I analyzed it with wireshare and it is realy encrpyted!
> >
> > Great.  Could someone then write a little howto?
> > I can't find any documentation about how to tell the server to use SSL.
> > Also, since you require encryption, I suspect you also need
> > authentication: how do you do that?
> >
> >
> >         Stefan
> >
> >
> > PS: I'm also still looking for documentation about the Digest, Basic,
> > and BasicDigest authentication methods.
>
> I would also love to know how to set up CUPS for SSL.
>
> - Grant

I have 'SSLPort 443' in the CUPS server's cupsd.conf and 'ServerName <hostname>:443' in the client's client.conf.  'lpr file.pdf' on the client prints and I get "cupsdCloseClient: SSL shutdown successful!" in the server's error log after printing.  I guess it's working?

- Grant


> > > regards and thanks a lot
> > > Franz
> > >> franz.pfoertsch.brose wrote:
> > >>>> Franz Pfoertsch wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Franz Pfoertsch wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> Hello,
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> is there a small howto about encrypted printing available?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> which steps have to be solved?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> today I tried to print from a cups 1.3.2 to a Canon iR C2880 with the
> > >>>>>> following device uri's
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> If you set the loginfo to debug, the backend should tell you
> > >>>> if encryption takes place.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Gekge
> > >>>>
> > >>>> --
> > >>>> Helge Blischke
> > >>>> Softwareentwicklung
> > >>>>
> > >>>> H.Blischke at acm.org
> > >>>
> > >>> I looked for some messages, but I saw nothing special?!
> > >>>
> > >>> Franz
> > >>
> > >> Your're right - there are no debug messages to denote
> > >> if encryption really takes place. You probably need
> > >> to use some network spy software ...
> > >>
> > >> Helge